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ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOU An Overview

ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOU An Overview. Kris Perkins and Gail Terzi. FACT. There is no current cure for diabetes and none envisaged for the foreseeable future Treatment for the condition is currently limited to dealing with the symptoms. FACT.

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ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOU An Overview

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  1. ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOUAn Overview Kris Perkins and Gail Terzi

  2. FACT There is no current cure for diabetes and none envisaged for the foreseeable future Treatment for the condition is currently limited to dealing with the symptoms.

  3. FACT This condition places demands on staffing throughout a broad range of hospital, specialist units and general practitioners due to the complexities of the problems diabetes can generate within an individual diabetic.

  4. FACT Current government projections signify a substantial rise in the number of people with both type one and type two diabetes. An increase is also being shown in what are termed pre-diabetes symptom individuals.

  5. FACT Our children are at risk too. Juvenile diabetes is on the increase. More children are now being diagnosed with diabetes which, in most cases, is linked to overweight, poor diet, sedentary lifestyle, lack of exercise, or a combination of all of these.

  6. FACT The National Health Service is under an increasing strain upon its overstretched resources, Diabetes costs the NHS 10% of its annual resources. The costs of diabetic treatment are set to more than double during the next decade.

  7. Our Aims • To raise people’s awareness of the increase in Diabetes type 1 and 2 • To educate people on pre-diabetes symptoms for type 2 diabetes • To give advice on how to reduce the risks • To give Client support • Lengthen life expectancy, lessen complications • Give diet and nutrition advice

  8. Our Strengths We offer the following: • Personal experience of diabetes • Personal experience of diabetic complications i.e. loss of eyesight, diabetic neuropathy, etc • Personal experience of how diabetes can effect family, friends and social circles • Diabetes Awareness Counselling

  9. Our Strengths • Advanced Clinical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapy • Life Coaching • NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) • Mind Mapping • Nutrition, Advanced Nutrition and Diet Management • Weight Loss Programming and Psychology

  10. Clients Expectations ADVICE SUPPORT • Advice • Support • Coping strategies • Easy access to a counsellor Customer Satisfaction COPING STRATEGIES EASY ACCESS TO A COUNSELLOR

  11. DID YOU KNOW … That people who are OVER-WEIGHT and LEAD SEDENTARY LIFESTYLES are UNKNOWINGLY putting themselves at risk of developing TYPE 2 DIABETES in their future A DIABETES TIME BOMB!

  12. DID YOU KNOW … People with diabetes have a SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED risk of DEPRESSION

  13. DID YOU KNOW … The impact of diabetes on EMOTIONAL and PSYCHOLOGICAL wellbeing can be DRAMATIC

  14. DID YOU KNOW … Diabetes management requires MOTIVATION and BEHAVIOUR CHANGES

  15. ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOU • Is a service that aims to provide individuals with help and support in dealing with the problems diabetes can present. • We also aim to target people exhibiting symptoms of developing, type two diabetes (pre-diabetes).

  16. We are a confidential friendly service when things get tough. We can help with diabetic depression (‘diabetic blues’). We can help restore the ‘feel good factor’. We give support for those dealing with the difficulties of diabetes. ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOU

  17. ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOU • We help Clients to decide their diabetes health goals and give support to reach those targets. • Clients will be provided with a blood glucose meter, or for type 1 diabetics, a blood glucose/Ketone meter.

  18. ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOU • We will give advice on diet, nutrition and lifestyle changes for living with diabetes, and to reduce the risk of developing diabetes. • We can offer Hypnotherapy support to help deal with some of the problems. • We will therefore help the individual but will also relieve some of the pressure upon the National Health Service.

  19. Diabetes Risk Factors • Obesity is a major causal factor for developing diabetes. • Living a sedentary lifestyle without sufficient exercise is seriously damaging to health and can lead to obesity. • Eating a poor diet is a major contributor to diabetes.

  20. Diabetes Risk Factors • FAMILY HISTORY - Unfortunately, you cannot do much about your genetic history, but you can be aware and be ready to take action. • AGEING - As the population ages, diabetes rates are soaring. The fact is, the older we are, the greater the risk of developing type 2 diabetes is.

  21. Diabetes Risk Factors • High blood pressure and high cholesterol. Both of these factors are risks for diabetes. • Gestational diabetes is a major risk for pregnant women.

  22. ALL ABOUT DIABETES and YOU‘AADAY’ Consulting with ‘AADAY’ gives you: Active management Ability to cope Diet and nutrition Advice and support You in control of your diabetes

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